The crash was reported on East 188th Street just east of Dockery Road about 7:45 p.m.

The Highway Patrol said Marlene J. Eicher, 14, of Rose Hill, Va., was driving a 2011 Arctic Cat when she lost control of the ATV, went off the road, crashed through a fence and overturned.

Eicher, the oldest of seven children, was in Missouri with her family to attend a funeral.

"My brother and I were at the viewing last night when we got word this had happened," said Philip Eicher, Marlene's father.

Eicher was ejected. She died at the scene.

Relatives said they are grateful that other children were not killed.

"Bethany, the 12-year-old, was thrown. She remembers being thrown before it came to a stop, but she thinks Melissa came crawling out from under it," said Marlene's mother, Velda Eicher. "It must have been angels taking care of her."

She said the other children came running up the road with the awful news.

"They were crying and said, 'Marlene is dead,' and we just, we were in shock," she said.

She said she and her nephew ran to the scene to help.

"The vehicle was on its side and he lifted it up and I saw immediately. I didn't feel there was any life," she said.

"It was a long 45 minutes until we found out, until we finally got home," said Philip Eicher.

Family members said they know they will all be together again in heaven. The family said they plan to take Marlene's body back to Rose Hill, Va., for the funeral.